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confront

[kuhn-fruhnt] / kənˈfrʌnt /


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But the order doesn’t directly confront the core problem: Increasingly capable AI will be developed globally regardless of what Washington decides.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The next blockbuster IPOs may force investors to confront an uncomfortable truth: Index investing is not nearly as passive as many assume.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Three questions confront American capitalism at this crossroads, the resolution of which will shape the lives of future generations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Fernandes says he has contacted former United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to ask for Keane's phone number so that he can confront the issue.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

This he could certainly have done; and he had decided to confront rather than ambush them, in the hope that the bucks would surrender without fighting.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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